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Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by engrsoma(m): 8:25pm On Dec 17, 2015
A non-religious son who mockingly prayed for God to let his mother win the lottery was stunned after she hit the $1 million jackpot the next day.
Sal Bentivegna, 28, jokingly prayed for his 61-year-old mother Gloria to win the lottery after she lost money at a casino on a family trip to Atlantic City.
Miraculously Mrs Bentivegna then won the New York Lottery's Sweet Million game and will receive $50,000 a year for the next 20 years.
Speaking to the New York Post, Mr Bentivegna told how he sarcastically told his mother to 'ask your God to ask for a million dollars,' shortly after she lost out on a penny slots machine.
Being a good Catholic, she refused.
So instead Mr Bentivegna went ahead and prayed: 'God, I don't know if you're real or not, but if you are there, please let my mother win a million dollars.
'It was off the cuff at the slot machines,' he added.
'If Jesus wants me to believe in him, that's what he'll do.'
The very next day Mrs Bentivegna bought a 'lotto tree' of unscratched instant win tickets from a Church charity auction and struck gold.
The seemingly devine intervention has seen Mr Bentivegna become a believer.
He said: 'Lo and behold, she gets it the next day. I sat back and thought about it and realised the odds against this are astronomical.
'I can't shrug off that Jesus had a hand in it. No pun intended, it was a Godsend.'
Mrs Bentivegna, thrilled at her win and her son's conversion, said: 'God performed two miracles, a true miracle.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1391666/The-Lord-Provideth-Woman-wins-1-million-Lotto-jackpot-atheist-son-prays-prize.html#ixzz1NavYj0ec
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by Chanchit: 8:31pm On Dec 17, 2015
Lotto ticket from a church auction! Wonderful.
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by northvietnam(m): 8:47pm On Dec 17, 2015
Oluwa please surprise me this weekend

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Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by analice107: 9:43pm On Dec 17, 2015
And maybe you shd know that Gambling is a sin, and Jesus will be working against Himself to get involved in that.

okay, let's presuppose that his prayers were answers by God, does he now believe in God's existence? If he does. what kind of Atheist will he be?
this people are so used to computer games and robots, now they think that God can actually be a robot in their hands. very stupid.
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by ayoku777(m): 5:27am On Dec 18, 2015
analice107:
And maybe you shd know that Gambling is a sin, and Jesus will be working against Himself to get involved in that.

okay, let's presuppose that his prayers were answers by God, does he now believe in God's existence? If he does. what kind of Atheist will he be?
this people are so used to computer games and robots, now they think that God can actually be a robot in their hands. very stupid.

How is gambling a sin?

This is not a trick question. I just want to understand the scriptural perspective behind calling gambling a sin.

I hear it a lot. That gambling, sport betting, lotteries, raffle draws etc are sins.

Is there a scriptural perspective behind why it is a sin? Or its just a personal moral sentiment turned into doctrine. Just like when people say taking alcohol is a sin as a moral sentiment, when scripture didn't say so.

Someone I know placed a bet during the Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquaio fight and he won some cash. But he said that some folks were giving him the guilt-trip that it is a sin.

I cracked my brain and searched my soul to see on what scripture I could condemn the act. And I had none.

You placed a financial bet on a player, you bought raffle tickets on a lottery, you put in money on a luck-based possible outcome. And you made some cash. How is that a sin?

This is not a trick question. I want to understand. Is it a personal moral sentiment or a deduced scriptural doctrine?

Shalom!
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by Nobody: 8:05am On Dec 18, 2015
watch how the atheists will flood this thread saying its only a mere coincidence.

"ask and it shall be given unto you" matt 7:7
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by italo: 8:57am On Dec 18, 2015
analice107:
And maybe you shd know that Gambling is a sin, and Jesus will be working against Himself to get involved in that.

okay, let's presuppose that his prayers were answers by God, does he now believe in God's existence? If he does. what kind of Atheist will he be?
this people are so used to computer games and robots, now they think that God can actually be a robot in their hands. very stupid.
Gambling is not a sin.
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by Nobody: 9:26am On Dec 18, 2015
**Sighs**
And this is why scientists doubt religion. Is god an on and off entity? His prophets say Gambling is of the devil, yet he aids a gambler while leaving his devout people to wallow in shame.

Oh well, Apparently he works in mysterious ways undecided
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by analice107: 9:26am On Dec 18, 2015
@Ayoku777.

The Bible may not mention gambling in black and white. But in so many Scriptures, Christians or believers are warned from easy ways of making quick money.

Why do you Gamble? what is ur motive? is it not to get rich quick? A gambler does not have time for hard work.
When you gamble your motive is to swindle the other party to collect what he has. What do we call that? Covetousness. And I know that covetousness is a sin. another name for gambling is covetousness.

Prov 13:11 Wealth gotten by Vanity shall be diminished, but he that gathered by labour shall increase.
1Tim 6:10. But the love of money is the root of all evil; which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith with ma y sorrows.

Bro Ayoku, I wish I can tell you what Gambling did to my once, very successful Uncle.

Anyone who has eyes for big money, can do anything to trap it.

Its addictive. And Bro Ayoku, pls tell me that Addiction is not a sin.

Well, you can say to me, "Sister, you are rigmarolling, give me a scripture that calls gambling a sin". Then I will also ask you to give me a scripture where masturbation is called a sin.

Will you now tell me that, because the Bible didn't mention it and didn't say its a sin, that makes it less sinful?
Gambling is just like masturbation.
lust first, then you masturbate. while doing it, you cast an image of ur desired opposite sex in ur mind. whoever you cast in ur mind, is the person you are doing it with.
so also with gambling, you lust and covet after all you can get with all that sweatless money. Then you go all out to even steal, borrow, obtain by tricks, lie in order to fulfil that desire.

God wants us to work. Hard work is a virtue. Gamblers don't want to work. they want it now. The spirit behind it is foul. just like the spirit behind masturbation is unclean.
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by Nobody: 9:27am On Dec 18, 2015
Millerz:
watch how the atheists will flood this thread saying its only a mere coincidence.

"ask and it shall be given unto you" matt 7:7
What is surprising is 'God' answered the prayers of a sinner immediately, while lots of born-again prayer warriors are seeking for 'fruit of the womb' miracle, financial breakthrough etc? The same God that found it worthwhile to enlarge a woman's breast?

This stories only depict a God with a weird priorities. They mock him, more than they mock atheists and non-believers.
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by Nobody: 9:32am On Dec 18, 2015
do not spread fallacies. God removed a lump from her breast, not enlarge her breast. God answers prayers made by genuine hearts. Its not about being a prayer warrior or praying 100 times a day. God does as he wills.
sonOfLucifer:

What is surprising is 'God' answered the prayers of a sinner immediately, while lots of born-again prayer warriors are seeking for 'fruit of the womb' miracle, financial breakthrough etc? The same God that found it worthwhile to enlarge a woman's breast?

This stories only depict a God with a weird priorities. They mock him, more than they mock atheists and non-believers.
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by tartar9(m): 9:39am On Dec 18, 2015
what of us cry

Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by analice107: 10:31am On Dec 18, 2015
@Tartar.
Are those not Somalian Children? Are you trying to mock Allah or what? What does Allah really do for his followers? it is only to kill for him? Islam, the religion of piss, kept those kids in that condition.
And, shut up, when adults are having a conversation.
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by analice107: 10:35am On Dec 18, 2015
O my God!!!! SonofLucifer, actually acknowledged God answering prayers. Wow.

Once again, Jayriginal is right. These lot are not atheists, they are a bunch of miserable rebels.
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by Nobody: 11:00am On Dec 18, 2015
analice107:
O my God!!!! SonofLucifer, actually acknowledged God answering prayers. Wow.

Once again, Jayriginal is right. These lot are not atheists, they are a bunch of miserable rebels.
Comprehension issues, Madame? undecided
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by ayoku777(m): 11:19am On Dec 18, 2015
analice107:
The Bible may not mention gambling in black and white. But in so many Scriptures, Christians or believers are warned from easy ways of making quick money.


Ok, what I see here is someone scrambling for flaws to justify her sentiments.

What you call easy money is relative to you. When Jesus told Peter to let out his net and he would see money in the mouth of his first catch, that was easy money too by Jesus.

When Elisha multiplied oil for the widow of the prophet and told her to sell it. That was easy money too, with no financial capital needed.

Why do you call easy money in these cases "a miracle" or "God's favour" but when it gets to gambling it is "swindling"? Just because something is not conventional doesn't make it wrong.

analice107:
Why do you Gamble? what is ur motive? is it not to get rich quick? A gambler does not have time for hard work.

When you gamble your motive is to swindle the other party to collect what he has. What do we call that? Covetousness. And I know that covetousness is a sin. another name for gambling is covetousness.

Where did you get the idea that the motive for gambling is to swindle? Two or three people drop money over a game of cards or chess or something, and winner takes all. How is that swindling?

Or you bought raffle tickets for a lottery, and you ticket number was the jackpot, how is that swindling?

Or you placed a bet on a team or a player winning a game or a tournament, and your prediction was positive. How is that swindling? Who did you swindle?

You see what I said that you're scouting for flaws to justify your sentiments?

analice107:
Prov 13:11 Wealth gotten by Vanity shall be diminished, but he that gathered by labour shall increase.

1Tim 6:10. But the love of money is the root of all evil; which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith with ma y sorrows.

Bro Ayoku, I wish I can tell you what Gambling did to my once, very successful Uncle.

Anyone who has eyes for big money, can do anything to trap it.

Now, you're showing the source of your negative sentiments against gambling.

You know someone whose life was turned upside down because of gambling.

I also know families that have been destroyed because of alcohol. But that will not make me add to God's word and say taking alcohol is a sin. Because that would be a lie. God didn't say that.

We should not let sentiments affect our doctrinal interpretation. Gambling or alcohol or money is not the problem. It is addiction. If you're addicted to money, even if you're in a formal business you will do sinful things. Same thing with addiction to gambling and alcohol and anything you over-do etc.

analice107:
Its addictive. And Bro Ayoku, pls tell me that Addiction is not a sin.

That's the point. Addiction to gambling is a sin, not gambling is a sin. Addiction to alcohol is a sin, not alcohol is a sin. Addiction to food (gluttony) is a sin, not food is a sin. Addiction to sleep (slothfulness) is a sin, not sleep is a sin.

Stop confusing addiction to a habit to that habit in itself. There are things that are not sin in themselves, but addiction to it is what is bad.

Got it?

analice107:
Well, you can say to me, "Sister, you are rigmarolling, give me a scripture that calls gambling a sin". Then I will also ask you to give me a scripture where masturbation is called a sin.

Will you now tell me that, because the Bible didn't mention it and didn't say its a sin, that makes it less sinful?
Gambling is just like masturbation.
lust first, then you masturbate. while doing it, you cast an image of ur desired opposite sex in ur mind. whoever you cast in ur mind, is the person you are doing it with.
so also with gambling, you lust and covet after all you can get with all that sweatless money. Then you go all out to even steal, borrow, obtain by tricks, lie in order to fulfil that desire.

Who told you masturbation is a sin?

Masturbation is only a sin if the object of your fantasy is not your husband or wife.

If a man and his wife, engage in phone intimacy coz of distance. That is not a sin. If the object of your fantasy is your spouse, then it is not a sin.

If the object of your fantasy is not your spouse, then the sin there is fornication, not masturbation -according to Jesus. Having lustful thought about someone not your wife or hubby, means are you're commiting fornication in your heart because the person is not your spouse.

analice107:
God wants us to work. Hard work is a virtue. Gamblers don't want to work. they want it now. The spirit behind it is foul. just like the spirit behind masturbation is unclean.

Hard work is a virtue, but that doesn't mean whatever you get without working for it is a sin or couldn't have been with God's help and favour.

Winning prizes in a lottery, or winning money in a board or card game, or from betting on a team or player is not a sin.

Just don't be addicted to it, just like you shouldn't be addicted to alcohol or sleep or food.

Shalom.

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Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by hahn(m): 11:45am On Dec 18, 2015
And "it" could do nothing about https://www.nairaland.com/2808230/shocking-world-tragedies-2015. What an incompetent thing to serve undecided
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by finofaya: 12:09pm On Dec 18, 2015
A lot of people pray a lot of the time. Sometimes their desire comes true, other times it doesn't. This is not different from any of the other quintillion times a prayer has been seemingly answered or unanswered. It certainly has no bearing on whether God exists or not, especially given the mundane subject of the prayer.

And look at Christians jumping on this one happily. Tomorrow they will tell you that if you pray without faith God will never answer your prayer.
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by ichommy(m): 3:21pm On Dec 18, 2015
See jackpot grin
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by ichommy(m): 3:21pm On Dec 18, 2015
I wonder o
hahn:
And "it" could do nothing about https://www.nairaland.com/2808230/shocking-world-tragedies-2015. What an incompetent thing to serve undecided
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by ichommy(m): 3:23pm On Dec 18, 2015
Millerz:
watch how the atheists will flood this thread saying its only a mere coincidence.

"ask and it shall be given unto you" matt 7:7

Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by analice107: 8:45pm On Dec 18, 2015
@Ayoku777.
Whatever rocks your boat my dear.
Re: Woman Wins $1million Lotto Jackpot After Atheist Son Prays For Prize by Ymodulus: 10:42pm On Dec 18, 2015
Sounds like a lazy 'atheist', who just described himself as one without coming to the conclusion that there are no gods by rationally thinking about it. If you don't think, you're easy prey to superstition.

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